Best PlacesMassapequa, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Massapequa, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Massapequa ranks 1,259th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Massapequa
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Massapequa's strengths and weaknesses
Where Massapequa ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of towns
- Household income$176,432 median, better than 99% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 98% of towns
- BikingBetter than 98% of towns
- TransitBetter than 97% of towns
Where Massapequa ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,476 a month, better than only 4% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 5% of towns
- Short commute36.7 minutes each way, better than only 10% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Massapequa
A household needs to earn about $216,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Massapequa home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $176,432, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Massapequa's effective rate of 2.00%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Massapequa
Massapequa runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Massapequa.
Who works in Massapequa, and how
Work in Massapequa centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Massapequa
Massapequa has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of towns and more parkland per resident than 97% of towns. The coast is about 11 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Massapequa and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Massapequa, month by month
Massapequa sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 35° | 26° |
| April | 62° | 51° | 42° |
| July | 86° | 77° | 69° |
| October | 69° | 59° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Massapequa
John F Kennedy International sits about 16 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 31.0 million passengers in 2025, with 249 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Massapequa
Schools across Massapequa average an A, better than 96% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Seaford Manor SchoolA+ · 93% proficient
- Lockhart Elementary SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Seaford Harbor SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
Top middle schools
- Berner Middle SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Howitt SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Seaford Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Seaford Senior High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Massapequa High SchoolA+ · 97% proficient
- Plainedge Senior High SchoolA+ · 97% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Massapequa school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Massapequa measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Massapequa against the other 50,332 towns.
Who Massapequa suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 95% of towns, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 17% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Massapequa
Is Massapequa a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Massapequa ranks 1,259th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, high incomes, and fast internet, and lowest on property taxes and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Massapequa expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $709,654. The overall cost of living runs about 32% above the national average. Set against a $176,432 median income, cost of living beats 95% of towns.
Is Massapequa safe?
Yes, Massapequa is safer than 70% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $253 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Massapequa?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 44 with lows near 26. That works out to about 74 pleasant days a year, more than 36% of towns.
Is Massapequa good for families?
Schools beat 96% of towns, crime safety beats 70%, and childcare runs $1,476 a month.
Compare Massapequa with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Massapequa. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Massapequa represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Massapequa detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Massapequa: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Massapequa: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Massapequa: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Massapequa: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Massapequa detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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